Twice a Year Plan

OK, Some of you know that I am on the twice a year plan for haircuts. For some reason they are just not a priority to me. It's not that I don't like it when my hair gets cut or that I have an aversion to styling it a certain way. It's just one of those things that I have good intentions about, but that I struggle with keeping up with...kind of like this blog:) I have such good intentions about blogging & keeping a record of our lives out there in cyber space, but for some reason....it obviously has not become a priority to me. Don't get me wrong, I am not feeling guilty about this. I have been living and breathing and chasing kids same as always, just not documenting it in this way. So, here's the deal. It may be another 3 months before I update or it may be tomorrow...you'll have to keep checking to find out. Here's what we've been up to lately:

Schools out and summer is in full swing. Caleb is reading tons, but gets bored easily. He is excited about 3rd grade. He wants to play basketball and he's a pretty good little bowler. We have been enjoying park days & free bowling (thanks to www.kidsbowlfree.com ). We have a trip to Grandma's planned as well as some swimming excursions & other small activities. Moriah is the same devilish sweetheart who would rather ask forgiveness than ask permission...she just thinks she can do whatever she wants! She made 7 Fathers Day cards for Trev (what a crafter;). She is very excited about her first grade teacher & already misses everyone from kindergarten.

Trevor & I have been doing a lot of projects around the house. This weekend we are painting the hallway. This sounds like something we could do in a couple of hours, but no. We first had to repair the walls with drywall mud, then sand & prime.We had to paint the ceiling. Next we had to remove all the handles (we have 6 doors in our hallway) & paint all the doors (3x) and all the trim (including the chair rail). Unfortunately I picked a very dark brown for under the chair rail, which is proving to be a nightmare to cut in (please do not ask Trevor if he taped it off first or suggest that he do so...this conversation would not go well). This will need 2 coats. When we are finished with the bottom, we will move on to the cream color for the top then put on the new handles & hinges...who knew a hallway could be so much trouble! On top of our remodeling woes (& no our basement is not finished yet...don't get me started) I just found out that we need 4 new tires for Trev's truck...anyone want to loan me $450? (Just kidding, please don't comment & offer me money).

I have to send a shout out to Nikki who is responsible for the family pic at the top of this blog. We have been in need of a nice family photo for a long while & I am so grateful that she was able to help up out...budding photographer that she is! It was my desire to post this pic that encouraged me to post today, so I guess I have Nikki to thank for getting me off my duff & back into blog world too!